TheSamba.com :: View topic - Help me Figure Out How I Should Refinish These Sprint Stars

Wed Mar 10, 2010 5:25 pm

picked these up
the chrome on one of the 4.5" is CRAP!
and a little on one of the 5.5"

Im looking for
what they will look the best
and if i decide to sell them what would be more Appealing to the market

as they are now-

{cip1}

{hm's}...restored chrome and black paint ---EXPENSIVE

{bugster_de }...im believing blasted then just painted , dont look chromed

{bigracedad}... what i believe they will look like media blasted

blasting them and painting them is the cheapest
but im digging the chrome look

also should they be painted black like the top
or alternating black/silver like the bottoms

Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:32 pm

chrome/painted black = THE SHIT.

Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:41 pm

SSM,
I have a set also, and the chrome is worse then yours. I am sending them to a shop in Colorado Springs that will chrome-X and powder coat the black sections.
Check out their site.
http://www.spectrumpowderworks.com/
I can't find their quote at this moment, but I think it was like $175 per rim finished.
Hey, if you want to sell them I will buy them right now if the price is right.

Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:01 pm

I like them like this...

Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:10 pm

Notchback65 wrote: I like them like this...

Same here, those look the best.

Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:26 pm

depends on the budget and how you like to roll. im not too proud to rollem rusty, or blastem and paintem. but if you have the dough to rechrome, then i say rechrome

Wed Mar 10, 2010 9:28 pm

do NOT use chrome paint! it just simply doesnt work! usually it will never harden and the first time you touch it will leave a nice fingerprint, even after a few weeks of drying!

Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:28 am

im thinking to either paint ALL of them but the spokes black
and if that doesnt look right then i will remove the paint and roll them rusty

BUT
PLEASE dont stop voting

Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:40 am

{bigracedad}... what i believe they will look like media blasted

I like the look on this fasty, they look like those pop on chrome trims. You could sand blast and powder coat any colour and use these chrome trims?? My local powder coat shop (in Australia!) can do metallic colours with clear coats too. I guess that's common place all over the world?

I would do this myself if I could find an old set of sprints here.

Powdercoating is always good, no work, a fair price, looks good and is very durable

Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:35 pm

not all sprintstars were chromed, plenty were silver/black paint. thats how I'm painting mine

Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:46 pm

It depends on what kind of car you're gonna put them on, if you're going for the unrestored look, leave them alone, if they're going on a nice clean show car, go chrome.
I have a set of early ones on my oval and since the car is not a 10 point car, I left them un-restored.

Thu Mar 11, 2010 2:29 pm

Get some steel wool and clean the suckers up- spend an hour on each wheel instead of sitting on the forums!

They will look very good at the end. The steel wool wont hurt them much and in any case, you can then at a later date do something else to them.

Original parts are only original once.

Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:38 pm

Aaron Britcher wrote: Get some steel wool and clean the suckers up- spend an hour on each wheel instead of sitting on the forums!

They will look very good at the end. The steel wool wont hurt them much and in any case, you can then at a later date do something else to them.

Original parts are only original once. That's what I did with mine. 0000 steel wool and a few hours of time. I still need to mask them off and repaint them if I decide to keep them.

Thu Mar 11, 2010 3:50 pm

notchback wrote: Aaron Britcher wrote: Get some steel wool and clean the suckers up- spend an hour on each wheel instead of sitting on the forums!

They will look very good at the end. The steel wool wont hurt them much and in any case, you can then at a later date do something else to them.

Original parts are only original once. That's what I did with mine. 0000 steel wool and a few hours of time. I still need to mask them off and repaint them if I decide to keep them.

From the pics he posted, it looks like the chrome is peeling pretty badly on a couple of them. Don't know what steel wool can do for that.

Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:10 pm

Tram wrote: notchback wrote: Aaron Britcher wrote: Get some steel wool and clean the suckers up- spend an hour on each wheel instead of sitting on the forums!

They will look very good at the end. The steel wool wont hurt them much and in any case, you can then at a later date do something else to them.

Original parts are only original once. That's what I did with mine. 0000 steel wool and a few hours of time. I still need to mask them off and repaint them if I decide to keep them.

From the pics he posted, it looks like the chrome is peeling pretty badly on a couple of them. Don't know what steel wool can do for that.

I was gonna point that out earlier, but it was quitting time and I didnt wanna spend another minute at work

Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:13 pm

media blast them and give them 2 coats of a good primer. then I used GM silver from the dealer for 60's ralley wheels.(3cans for 4 wheels). the beauty rings are from ebay, I believe 11/2" they where cheapo and need to have a good coat of wax put on them or they will rust fast. same size beauty rings front and back.... 4.5 rims on the front and 5.5 on the rear

Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:39 pm

bigracedad wrote: 4.5's in the front w/145-65.15 with a 5 inch narrowed beam and 5.5's with 195/65 in the rear. they just rub a little on the front at full turn.... but the rears rub on the top on the inside. I might go with a 185/55 on the rear and see. there painted gm silver with trim rings

so did you go to a smaller tire in the back or still 195s

currently mine have 185/60s on them
and my stocks have 185/65s
and i have a pair of 165s

so im undecided what to put on them

Is it the Height or Width of them that makes them rub
Or is it both

Fri Mar 12, 2010 10:56 pm

I still have the 195's on and they rub on top.. I would like to try 185's... Its a combo of both that makes it rub. I have to have the back of the car raised up to keep them from rubbing. if you are looking for that "slamed look" go shorter and narrow

Sat Mar 13, 2010 4:38 am

Chrome spokes and lips with black face FTW.

Sun Mar 14, 2010 11:24 pm